Rehabilitation Research

Studies from K. Takatori and co-researchers update current data on rehabilitation research

Published in Hospital and Nursing Home Week, August 6th, 2009

In this recent report, researchers in Nara, Japan conducted a study "To investigate the relationship between errors in perceiving postural limits and falls in hospitalized hemiplegic patients and to determine whether this relationship is useful for identifying patients at high risk of falls. Observational study. Seventy-six hemiplegic patients who were admitted to a rehabilitation hospital."

"Error in perceiving postural limits was defined as the difference between the estimated maximum reach and actual reach distances, and its relationship to falls during hospitalization was investigated. Other measurements included Functional Ambulation Category, Brunnstrom's...

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Source: Hospital and Nursing Home Week (2009-08-06)

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